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The Philadelphia Phillies return to Citizens

Bank Park for their penultimate homestand of 2018 in desperate need of some wins as they try to stay in the National League East race.The second-place Phillies will play the three teams behind them in the division during the nine-game homestand Joe Maddon Jersey , starting Monday night against the Washington Nationals. Jake Arrieta (10-9, 3.61 ERA) will get the start against Washington right-hander Erick Fedde (1-3, 6.00) in the opener of the final series between the teams in 2018.The Phillies have not won a series since sweeping the Marlins in early August. Philadelphia is 11-20 since then and, at 74-68, as close as it has been to .500 since it was 43-37 on June 29. Philadelphias latest loss, a 6-4 defeat against the New York Mets on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, pushed it 4 1/2 games behind the Atlanta Braves for the divisions top spot.Article continues below ...Despite a month without a series victory, the Phillies still have a chance to catch the Braves http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/a...ntreras-jersey , who they play seven times in the final two weeks of the season. The Phillies are 43-26 at home but just 28-32 against the rest of the NL East this season. They have an 8-8 mark against the Nationals.We need to turn the page quickly, Phillies manager Gabe Kapler told reporters after Sundays loss in New York. Looking forward to getting back to Philadelphia where weve played really good baseball all year long. We will come out (Monday) having turned the page. Were prepared to do that.The Nationals (71-72) enter the series with a two-game winning streak, beating the Chicago Cubs twice before their Sunday game was rained out. There are eight games separating the Nationals and the Braves. Fedde will make his eighth start of the season and his second since rejoining the Nationals after a shoulder injury sidelined him for two months. He gave up four runs (all in the second inning) and four hits and had seven strikeouts in five innings against the St. Louis Cardinals last Tuesday.I think just that second inning got away from me a little bit, Fedde told MLB.com after the game. I started getting a little slider happy with some of the guys that came up, and I think I just let it take over.Fedde, 25, is 1-1 with a 6.55 ERA in two career starts against the Phillies.Rhys Hoskins will try to keep his home run streak going against Fedde and the Nationals. Hoskins homered for the third consecutive game in Sundays loss. The Phillies 25-year-old slugger has 30 homers this season, and he has homered in three straight games on three separate occasions in 2018.Arrieta was strong in his last outing Albert Almora Jr Jersey , notching 11 strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings against the Miami Marlins. The veteran right-hander has allowed two homers in each of his last three starts, including in a three-inning performance against the Nationals on Aug. 29.Arrieta is 1-2 with a 5.25 ERA and a 1.567 WHIP in 12 career starts against Washington. A rematch of the 2017 World Series will kick off Friday at Chavez Ravine, with the Los Angeles Dodgers (61-49) hosting the defending champion Houston Astros (69-41) in a pick'em interleague matchup at the sportsbooks. Houston split four meetings at Los Angeles in October en route to winning it all, including Game 7. MLB betting line: The Astros opened as -120 favorites (wager $120 to win $100); the total is at seven runs, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.Line updates and matchup report.MLB betting pick, via OddsShark computer: 2.8-1.5, Dodgers.MLB picks on every game.Check out the OddsShark podcast on iTunes or at OddsShark.libsyn.com for more odds information, betting picks and a breakdown of this week's top sports betting news.Why the AstrosCan Pay on the MLB LinesThe Astros enter this series on a two-game winning streak after suffering through a season-high five-game skid. Justin Verlander (10-6 Kyle Hendricks Jersey , 2.24 ERA) will get the call in the opener, and he pitched fairly well against the Dodgers in two World Series starts. The 35-year-old allowed five runs and five hits in 12 innings but did not earn a win after going 4-0 in his first four postseason outings a year ago.Verlander has split his past two starts overall despite giving up a combined two runs and 14 hits in 11 innings of work. Why the DodgersCan Pay on the MLB LinesLos Angeles is hoping Alex Wood (7-5, 3.68 ERA) can continue his hot streak on the mound opposite Verlander after going 6-0 in eight starts since June 9. Wood has posted similar numbers to Verlander in his past two outings, surrendering a total of two runs and six hits in 11.2 innings. However, he was outstanding last time out on the road against the Atlanta Braves, throwing 5.2 scoreless innings and allowing only one hit in a 5-1 victory.The southpaw made two appearances in the World Series, pitching two scoreless and hitless innings with no walks and three strikeouts to close out Game 7 after he gave up one run and one hit in 5.2 innings during a Game 4 win at Houston as his team tied it up 2-2.Smart Betting PickAfter a tough four-game series versus the Milwaukee Brewers, things do not get any easier for the Dodgers against the Astros. However http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/a...tgomery-jersey , Wood is in much better form than Verlander, who might be a bit overvalued here as the bigger name.Los Angeles has also gone an impressive 21-9 in its last 30 interleague games, according to the OddsShark MLB Database. Look for Wood to run his personal winning streak to seven, with the Dodgers exacting some revenge at what seems to be a reasonable price.MLB Betting TrendsHouston is 2-5 in its past seven games.The total has gone under in eight of Houston's past 11 games on the road.Los Angeles is 8-3 in its past 11 games at home.All MLB odds and betting trends according to Bleacher Report's official odds partner, OddsShark. Check out OddsShark on Twitter and Instagram or head to YouTube for more betting picks and analysis on this week's top games. You can also download the free odds tracker app.

Bank Park for their penultimate homestand of 2018 in desperate need of some wins as they try to stay in the National League East race.The second-place Phillies will play the three teams behind them in the division during the nine-game homestand Joe Maddon Jersey , starting Monday night against the Washington Nationals. Jake Arrieta (10-9, 3.61 ERA) will get the start against Washington right-hander Erick Fedde (1-3, 6.00) in the opener of the final series between the teams in 2018.The Phillies have not won a series since sweeping the Marlins in early August. Philadelphia is 11-20 since then and, at 74-68, as close as it has been to .500 since it was 43-37 on June 29. Philadelphia�s latest loss, a 6-4 defeat against the New York Mets on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, pushed it 4 1/2 games behind the Atlanta Braves for the division�s top spot.Article continues below ...Despite a month without a series victory, the Phillies still have a chance to catch the Braves http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/a...ntreras-jersey , who they play seven times in the final two weeks of the season. The Phillies are 43-26 at home but just 28-32 against the rest of the NL East this season. They have an 8-8 mark against the Nationals.�We need to turn the page quickly,� Phillies manager Gabe Kapler told reporters after Sunday�s loss in New York. �Looking forward to getting back to Philadelphia where we�ve played really good baseball all year long. We will come out (Monday) having turned the page. We�re prepared to do that.�The Nationals (71-72) enter the series with a two-game winning streak, beating the Chicago Cubs twice before their Sunday game was rained out. There are eight games separating the Nationals and the Braves. Fedde will make his eighth start of the season and his second since rejoining the Nationals after a shoulder injury sidelined him for two months. He gave up four runs (all in the second inning) and four hits and had seven strikeouts in five innings against the St. Louis Cardinals last Tuesday.�I think just that second inning got away from me a little bit,� Fedde told MLB.com after the game. �I started getting a little slider happy with some of the guys that came up, and I think I just let it take over.�Fedde, 25, is 1-1 with a 6.55 ERA in two career starts against the Phillies.Rhys Hoskins will try to keep his home run streak going against Fedde and the Nationals. Hoskins homered for the third consecutive game in Sunday�s loss. The Phillies� 25-year-old slugger has 30 homers this season, and he has homered in three straight games on three separate occasions in 2018.Arrieta was strong in his last outing Albert Almora Jr Jersey , notching 11 strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings against the Miami Marlins. The veteran right-hander has allowed two homers in each of his last three starts, including in a three-inning performance against the Nationals on Aug. 29.Arrieta is 1-2 with a 5.25 ERA and a 1.567 WHIP in 12 career starts against Washington. A rematch of the 2017 World Series will kick off Friday at Chavez Ravine, with the Los Angeles Dodgers (61-49) hosting the defending champion Houston Astros (69-41) in a pick'em interleague matchup at the sportsbooks. Houston split four meetings at Los Angeles in October en route to winning it all, including Game 7. MLB betting line: The Astros opened as -120 favorites (wager $120 to win $100); the total is at seven runs, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.Line updates and matchup report.MLB betting pick, via OddsShark computer: 2.8-1.5, Dodgers.MLB picks on every game.Check out the OddsShark podcast on iTunes or at OddsShark.libsyn.com for more odds information, betting picks and a breakdown of this week's top sports betting news.Why the AstrosCan Pay on the MLB LinesThe Astros enter this series on a two-game winning streak after suffering through a season-high five-game skid. Justin Verlander (10-6 Kyle Hendricks Jersey , 2.24 ERA) will get the call in the opener, and he pitched fairly well against the Dodgers in two World Series starts. The 35-year-old allowed five runs and five hits in 12 innings but did not earn a win after going 4-0 in his first four postseason outings a year ago.Verlander has split his past two starts overall despite giving up a combined two runs and 14 hits in 11 innings of work. Why the DodgersCan Pay on the MLB LinesLos Angeles is hoping Alex Wood (7-5, 3.68 ERA) can continue his hot streak on the mound opposite Verlander after going 6-0 in eight starts since June 9. Wood has posted similar numbers to Verlander in his past two outings, surrendering a total of two runs and six hits in 11.2 innings. However, he was outstanding last time out on the road against the Atlanta Braves, throwing 5.2 scoreless innings and allowing only one hit in a 5-1 victory.The southpaw made two appearances in the World Series, pitching two scoreless and hitless innings with no walks and three strikeouts to close out Game 7 after he gave up one run and one hit in 5.2 innings during a Game 4 win at Houston as his team tied it up 2-2.Smart Betting PickAfter a tough four-game series versus the Milwaukee Brewers, things do not get any easier for the Dodgers against the Astros. However http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/a...tgomery-jersey , Wood is in much better form than Verlander, who might be a bit overvalued here as the bigger name.Los Angeles has also gone an impressive 21-9 in its last 30 interleague games, according to the OddsShark MLB Database. Look for Wood to run his personal winning streak to seven, with the Dodgers exacting some revenge at what seems to be a reasonable price.MLB Betting TrendsHouston is 2-5 in its past seven games.The total has gone under in eight of Houston's past 11 games on the road.Los Angeles is 8-3 in its past 11 games at home.All MLB odds and betting trends according to Bleacher Report's official odds partner, OddsShark. Check out OddsShark on Twitter and Instagram or head to YouTube for more betting picks and analysis on this week's top games. You can also download the free odds tracker app.